THE IMPERCIPIENT #3, April 1993

61 E. Manning St.
Providence RI, 02906

48 pp.

What happens when the sonnet collides
with language poetry? Or when fragments from Wordsworth
meet the cut-up? When it happens in THE IMPERCIPIENT,
we realize there is much in common between traditional
and contemporary forms of poetry. A concern for the
rhythms and textures of language, for example, and
the need for form to shape a poem into a satisfying
artifact. Virtually every poem in this issue displays
a novel updating of traditional verse forms into the
late 20th century, creating links with historical precedents,
and breathing fresh life into them. Highly recommended.--Thomas Willoch